Other Anime

[scrapyard]

doesnt it always end in summer 4a few weeks

[HikaruxHaruhi]

That's kinda unfair first they change the schedule and now it's ending I dont ike that =( it's Soo unfair =p

[ALchemist81]

You're right, Sketchor. It's possible that they just might be in the process of a re-extension or a re-launch, but with the anime webpage http://www.syfy.com/anime now gone, I'd say the end of it is far more likely at this point.

Which is a shame, really. I was just beginning to get into Star Blazers. Oh well.

[RandAlThor13]

If I had to guess, I would say this would be more of an issue of Manga Ent. not having the money to pay Sci-Fi to air their (and other people's) anime rather than Sci-Fi killing the anime block of their own accord.  Manga Ent. has been slip-sliding as a company for years, have had virtually nothing new as far as DVD releases for a long time, and are just plain running out of stuff to show.

It's too bad more companies didn't chip in with stuff like Viz and Bandai; Cartoon Network/ Adult Swim is now the only channel avaliable on all the cable networks airing anime besides DBZ Kai and Naruto Shippuden.

[Jingai]

Manga Ent is owned by the parent company of Seefee, NBC/Universal.
Well, actually Manga Ent is owned by Starz, which is owned by NBC/U.

It might come back at some future time, but for now the issue is poor ratings sue to poor show selection. I mean, cool as Star Blazers is for being old school, it isn't a ratings success. Maybe if Manga ent gets some new titles there might be a relaunch, or if Funi decides they want to pony up some cash for exposure, otherwise SeeFee
will be showing cooking shows and ghost hunting nonsense.

[Soiban]

It isn't coming back. Ever.

Sihfee is dumping the anime block for the same reasons it dumped shows like Caprica and Stargate Universe.  It is rebranding and phasing out the kind of programming enjoyed by nerds.  And yes, anime is associated with nerds.

It no longer wants to be associated with nerds, so it is shifting its focus to reality TV.

One more group of people the networks are turning away from.  Another step towards 100% reality shows on television.  And given the low cost and high potential of reality shows, it's not completely unrealistic to do that.

[Poke_Nirvash]

Do you have to be so pessimistic, mysterious stranger?

[Soiban]

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Poke_Nirvash wrote:

Do you have to be so pessimistic, mysterious stranger?

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Yes, though I have other reasons based on the way things have been going in America.

Anyway, I have kept watch of SyFy's actions through TVTropes, under the section of Network Decay.  You know how MTV doesn't play music anymore, how TLC is nothing like it's name is supposed to mean (The Learning Channel), and let's not forget the live action on CN.  Other networks have followed a similar pattern, with most of the shows now being Reality TV shows.  After all, reality shows cost less to produce.  And Syfy has been rebranding itself to eliminate its association with nerds.

Now, you know what really justifies my pessimism? Animax Latin America (I knew  that from TVTropes).  It was originally a network for anime 24/7.  They then began showing alternative programming targeting general audidiences.  When the fans of the anime complained about it, the executives responded by cutting off their e-mail and shutting down their forums so they couldn't complain.  And then they got rid of the anime.  All of it.  Finally, they changed their name to Sony Spin.  What is it about now?  U.S. based reality shows and generic programming, equivalent to the American MTV.  This isn't just a problem in the U.S. of A.  I don't have that channel, yet I am still pi$$ed!

SyFy is basically following the same route as the other networks.  TV networks are effectively dictatorships, and they are fully capable of abandoning their niche to focus on the demographics that are the least expensive and most viable to support.  The people who support genres like science fiction and anime, or the so-called "nerd counterculture," may be left without any support from the media, outside of the Internet.  And even then, it will leave science fiction creators without a place to air their work.

[MegaMitzi]

They pulled a G4.

I hate G4. Thanks to DirecTV for removing the channel, G4 airs nothing but Cops and Cheaters. TechTV was a good channel for anime. 

This either has something to do with Ishihara's restriction on a anime in Tokyo which is set to go into full effect July 1. What happens in Tokyo affects the American anime industry. Or it's gaining popularity on the net through Crunchyroll and YouTube.

[AS] will probably drop Saturday night anime because I think I saw a bumper one night that it's going to go "all comedy" starting this summer.

Toonzai will likely be done for by the end of this summer,  because of the legal problems between 4Kids and TV Tokyo, meaning The CW will give its' time back to the affiliates the same way as Fox did when they terminated their kids block.

CN will mainly focus on it's originals probably after it's done with the Pokemon series, concluding it with Black & White.

Yep, Networks like Syfy seem to be doing an anti-nerd Proposition 15 style.

I hope DirecTV removes Syfy the same way as they did to G4.

[elfie]

Actually I predicted Syfy would give up anime way before [as] would ever SHOW SIGNS of it.  They shrunk the timeslot smaller and smaller and placed the block on different days of the week more frequently, not a good sign that they've lost faith in it.

Also, Syfy (even when it was known as Sci-Fi) has always had a reputation for putting anime on and off their network.  I have a feeling this is yet another round around the circle and am confident they'll return, but due to their recent attempt to bring in more reality shows, it's not looking good.

[elfie]

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MegaMitzi wrote:

They pulled a G4.

I hate G4. Thanks to DirecTV for removing the channel, G4 airs nothing but Cops and Cheaters. TechTV was a good channel for anime. 

This either has something to do with Ishihara's restriction on a anime in Tokyo which is set to go into full effect July 1. What happens in Tokyo affects the American anime industry. Or it's gaining popularity on the net through Crunchyroll and YouTube.  What is this restriction in Japan?  What are the details?

[AS] will probably drop Saturday night anime because I think I saw a bumper one night that it's going to go "all comedy" starting this summer.  When did this bumper air?  As of 2012, anime is still on the network and they're confirmed to pick up a new title to replace Durarara now that that's been over.

Toonzai will likely be done for by the end of this summer,  because of the legal problems between 4Kids and TV Tokyo, meaning The CW will give its' time back to the affiliates the same way as Fox did when they terminated their kids block.

CN will mainly focus on it's originals probably after it's done with the Pokemon series, concluding it with Black & White.

Yep, Networks like Syfy seem to be doing an anti-nerd Proposition 15 style.

I hope DirecTV removes Syfy the same way as they did to G4.

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[HardcoreHunter]

Ishihara's restriction on a anime only affects what is shown on TV. It's mostly censoring which now anime companies are taking advantage of censoring about anything just so people will now buy the anime to see what was being censored.  Whatever he has in place will have nothing on what is shown in america especially on american tv as the shows shown here are usually for young teens or children.

This person is just being dramatic saying that all anime is going under because of a censor law in japan that doesn't apply to anime shown on tv in america.

CN has already made and dropped it's bad mistake with CN REAL. The last shows of that were dropped back in November and they have even made up with a cartoonists who left because CN said no one would watch a show about girl ponies.

syfy has always had crap ratings not to mention they used bad time slots.

And since when did we grade anything that 4kids did as the standard of all things coming to an end!? 

This persons post was made last summer that you replied to. So at the time they were just ranting about CN Real and Syfy going off the air. Mostly trolling as they have hardly any posts since then.

The truth is that the head of CN seems to have some kind of hate for cartoons in general. He killed toonami and tried to copy disney and nick by adding live action shows. All these things were huge mistakes. Not to mention that they justify comedy shows by showing them before the action shows on saturday to give the comedy ones inflated ratings just to say they are doing better. The truth is that any show shown before a new episode of anime is going to have higher ratings as it will have comedy fans watching and action fans. However when the anime show starts all the comedy fans will tune out which will drop the number of viewers making the anime show seem less popular. If this were done in reverse having all the new anime episodes start early then show the comedy ones at midnight then the comedy views would probably be as low or lower than they are during the weekdays cause comedy fans won't want to stay around that late to watch a rerun.

[elfie]

The logic behind television is incredibly backwards!  Why allow someone to become the head of a cartoon network if he doesn't like cartoons?!  I would use a simile for this situation, but you're smarter than preschoolers to know of a great example I would use anyway!  ... stupids.

[westpark]

Thanx for bumpin this.

Feels weird half a year, actually more, about 8 months ltr. coming back & seeing how its changed.

It really feels like its been off the air longer!!

[Dregsupreme]

Good while it lasted.

[vumanchu]

That is indeed self-contradiction and yes I'll bump this epically because it gives me a purpose.